Season 2015–16 Relegated Jomo Cosmos Matches played 240 | Champions Mamelodi Sundowns Confederation Cup Platinum Stars | |
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Champions League BV Wits
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The 2015–16 South African Premier Division season (known as the ABSA Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is the 19th season of the Premier Soccer League since its establishment in 1996.
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Mamelodi Sundowns won their seventh league title in dominant fashion, finishing 14 points ahead of second-place BV Wits. League newcomers Jomo Cosmos fell into last place for the first all year in their final game and will be relegated to the National First Division for the 2016-17 season.
Stadiums and locations
Football teams in South Africa tend to use multiple stadiums over the course of a season for their home games. The following table will only indicate the stadium used most often by the club for their home games
League table
Updated to games played on 21 May 2016.
Source:
South African Premiership Table - ESPN FC
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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head goals scored; 7) playoff
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
1 Platinum Stars were docked 1 point for playing ineligible player Siyabonga Zulu.
Positions by round
Last updated: 21 May 2016
Source: Soccerway (French)
Top scorers
As of 21 May 2016Hat-tricks
4 Player scored 4 goals.